Kris Aquino, hindi pumirma ng kontrata sa ABS-CBN dahil sa banta ng ASG
Inamin na ng aktres at TV host na si Kris Aquino na matagal na niyang alam ang tungkol sa banta ng Abu Sayyaf Group sa kanilang kaligtasan.
Ayon kay Kris, ito ang dahilan kung bakit hindi na siya nag-renew ng kontrata sa kaniyang network na kinabibilangan na ABS-CBN.
Matatandaang isinapubliko ni Pangulong Aquino noong Miyerkules ang balak ng Abu Sayyaf na dukutin sina Kris at Rep. Manny Pacquiao.
Binasag na ni Kris ang kaniyang katahimikan, at humiling sa Inquirer na ilabas ang kaniyang pahayag nang buo.
“Marinel- I was taken by surprise by the Malacañang statement. I wasn’t warned it would be made public. I had a 4 a.m. call time today for a TVC shoot and my sister Viel sent me the PDI front page.
“Honest truth, I was made aware of this plot late February, early March. My sisters tried to shield me because they didn’t want me to have more fear than necessary. If you recall, my sons and I left in March to go abroad for three weeks. The health reasons I cited weren’t fabricated because the stress coming from the threat had caused my BP to constantly elevate to higher than 150/110.
“I didn’t renew with ABS CBN because of this threat. That was a painful decision, but I needed to make that judgment call so as not to expose others to harm. It was that serious that I walked away from a new two-year contract for a job I’ve loved for 20 years. I informed my bosses the pertinent facts, but not full details from the intelligence reports, and they kept what I was allowed to relay to them under wraps. I was told to strictly keep the news contained and I obeyed. And I am grateful for the respect I was shown.
“And to their credit, everybody closest to me – both coworkers, relatives and friends – kept quiet to protect me and because they knew this was a matter to be taken seriously with utmost precaution.
“We left Palm Sunday and returned for my endorsement work commitments second week of April. You can check my IG (Instagram) feed from March onwards – there have been very few location specific posts, and since our return, the two boys (her sons Josh and Bimby) and I have been living with PNoy.
“If you’ll use this text – I hope I am quoted verbatim. I read and re-read my text to you four times to make sure I didn’t reveal more than what I have knowledge of and what is safe to share.”
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